Freelance Book Editor

Reedsy; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Reedsy seeks talented editors to join its community of top freelancers in publishing. Applicants should have 3+ years of editing experience and at least 5 well-reviewed published books. Enjoy flexibility in rates and work while editing for bestselling authors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of editing experience.
• Experience working with traditional publishers.
• Demonstrated experience on at least 5 published books.

Responsibilities

• Choose genres and projects to edit.
• Set rates, workload, and working hours.
• Provide editorial services including assessment and proofreading.

Skills

Editing

Proofreading

Developmental editing

Copy editing

Query letter review

Job description

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We are seeking talented editors to join our fast-growing community of top talent in the publishing industry. Reedsy's vetted group of freelancers have worked with bestselling authors like Stephen King, Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games), E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey), and others.

Requirements

Our selection requirements are:

1. 3+ years of editing experience.
2. Experience working with traditional publishers.
3. Demonstrated experience on at least 5 published books that are well reviewed (available on Amazon, Google Play, or Apple Books).

Experience working for a renowned publishing company or a history of high-quality work with a bestselling author/book will be positively valued.

As a Reedsy editor, you can choose the genres you'd like to receive requests for and the works you'd like to edit. You can set your own rates, workload, and working hours. You may offer services such as editorial assessment, developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, and query letter review.